A video showing some teenagers threatening a woman with knife in a crowded area of Delhi’s Sultanpuri has gone viral on social media. Many users claim that Muslim boys were responsible for this crime.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “ये वीडियो सुल्तान पुरी F3 दिल्ली की है इसे वाईरल कर दो ताकि ये सभी बदमास पकड़े जाए। 4 मुस्लिम लड़कों के सामने सैंकड़ों हिजड़े नामर्द हिन्दू खडे हैं” (English translation: This video is from Sultanpuri F3 Delhi. Make it viral so that all these miscreants are caught. Hundreds of impotent Hindus are standing in front of 4 Muslim boys.)
Here’s the link to the above post. (Archive)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Serching with relevant keywords, the NM team found an India TV report covering the same incident, uploaded on October 3, 2024. According to the report, the crime took place in the Raj Park police station area of Sultanpuri, where a group of teenagers brandished a knife at a woman in a busy market. The police registered a case and began investigations.
The Millennium Post further confirmed that the victim, identified as Mamta Devi, filed a complaint on October 1. The police arrested the two accused — Rakesh and a 17-year-old, while the third suspect is at large.
A Deccan Herald report noted that the incident occurred on September 22, and both Rakesh and the minor were apprehended.
The official Twitter handle of DCP Outer Delhi also posted on October 3, confirming the arrests.
🚨Staff of PS Raj Park arrested two accused including 01 CCL!🚨
Video of accused bullying shopkeepers with knife got viral on social media.
Staff made sincere efforts and nabbed them.
Case registered and further investigation is going on.@DelhiPolice@PS_Rajpark#DPUpdates pic.twitter.com/G9SD2bPHcH
— DCP OUTER DELHI (@dcpouter) October 3, 2024
Thus, it is clear that the video from Sultanpuri is viral with false communal claims.